Schalke 04 1996/97
UEFA Cup round of 64→Won the UEFA Cup
Schalke 04 won the UEFA Cup in 1996/97, having entered at the round of 64. It put out Roda JC of the Netherlands, Trabzonspor of Türkiye, Club Brugge of Belgium, Valencia of Spain and Tenerife of Spain, then beat Inter Milan of Italy in the final, 1:0 at home and 0:1 a.e.t. (4:1 pen.) away. The season earned Germany 18 coefficient points.
Coefficient points18earned for Germany this season
Record6-3-312 matches played
Goals18:10+8 goal difference
Club coefficient6.655the club's own running total
UEFA Cup
Schalke 04
3rd in the league| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup · R64 · 1st leg | 10 Sep 1996 | Schalke 04 – Roda JC | 3:0 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · R64 · 2nd leg | 24 Sep 1996 | Roda JC – Schalke 04 | 2:2 | Through to the round of 32 (UEFA Cup) | 1 |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 1st leg | 15 Oct 1996 | Schalke 04 – Trabzonspor | 1:0 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 2nd leg | 29 Oct 1996 | Trabzonspor – Schalke 04 | 3:3 | Through to the round of 16 (UEFA Cup) | 1 |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 1st leg | 19 Nov 1996 | Club Brugge – Schalke 04 | 2:1 | 0 | |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 2nd leg | 3 Dec 1996 | Schalke 04 – Club Brugge | 2:0 | Through to the quarter-final (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · QF · 1st leg | 4 Mar 1997 | Schalke 04 – Valencia | 2:0 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · QF · 2nd leg | 18 Mar 1997 | Valencia – Schalke 04 | 1:1 | Through to the semi-final (UEFA Cup) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · SF · 1st leg | 8 Apr 1997 | Tenerife – Schalke 04 | 1:0 | 0 | |
| UEFA Cup · SF · 2nd leg | 22 Apr 1997 | Schalke 04 – Tenerife | 2:0 a.e.t. | Through to the final (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · Final · 1st leg | 7 May 1997 | Schalke 04 – Inter Milan | 1:0 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · Final · 2nd leg | 21 May 1997 | Inter Milan – Schalke 04 | 1:0 a.e.t. (1:4 pen.) | Winners | 0 |
See also: every Germany club in 1996/97 · the 1996/97 coefficient table.